Samurai Marathon
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the…
Paradise Next
“Acclaimed Japanese music composer Yoshihiro Hanno (“Mountains May Depart,” “Dragonfly Eyes”) is turning director again for “Paradise Next,” a road movie involving two hit men on a journey of atonement.”
Midway
The story of the soldiers and aviators who helped turn the tide of the Second World War during the iconic Battle of Midway in June 1942.
Nomitori Samurai
Hironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a mansion in Edo where his lord, Tadakiyo is invited to recite poems. Hironoshin is…
Laplace’s Witch
An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident – or a murder. But when he meets a young…
Platinum Data
Set in the year 2017, the Japanese government attempts to secretly control the DNA of its people.